This paper examines the impact of Intellectual Property Rights IPR reforms on the technology flows between the U.S. and countries where U.S. multinationals have established affiliates. Patent citations are used as a proxy for knowledge spillovers to examine whether the diffusion of new technology between the host countries and the...
This paper empirically analyzes the effects of trade reforms on import demand and derives their implications on economic development in Turkey, a country that underwent sudden and substantial trade liberalization in the mid-1980s. The tool for this analysis is the estimation of disaggregated import demand elasticities. The adoption of a...
The external environment of a firm consists of the moves and counter moves executed by its competitors. The organizational strategy is effectively realized only after gauging the mood prevalent in the firm’s external environment by conducting the industry analysis. Such analysis also helps to ascertain the position of the organization...
Data warehousing has emerged as an effective mechanism for converting data into useful information. It is an improved approach to integrate data from multiple, often very large, distributed, heterogenous databases and other information sources. This paper examines the possibility of using data warehousing technique in the construction industry to integrate...
ALBANY, N.Y. and EATONTOWN, N.J., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- StratoComm Corporation STCO recently engaged Mr. Demetrio "Danny" Romeo of Deerfield Beach, Florida as its Vice President for Marketing and Business Development. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071024/NYW094LOGO ) Mr. Romeo is a graduate of University of Ottawa...
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Legacy Bank of Florida has announced Nancy W. Proffitt as a member to the Board of Directors. Proffitt is the President of Proffitt Management Solutions in West Palm Beach which is an International Coaching firm specializing in individual and organizational strategic planning and leadership...
The number of primary hip and knee replacement procedures has increased substantially in the United States since 1997, according to an April 14, 2008, news release from Arthritis Care & Research. The health care community needs to prepare for increasing surgical demands and the economic impact to government and private...
Medical Nutrition USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDNU)today announced the appointment of Jennifer Sallit R.D., Ph.D. as AssociateScientific Director. Dr. Sallit was previously employed by FMC Biopolymerand was an Adjunct Professor at Florida International University, where shetaught courses in nutrition. Dr. Sallit has spent the last decade innutritional research and in...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MARTA MIRANDA has been named director of multicultural affairs at Eastern Kentucky University. She also serves as an associate professor of anthropology and social work and director of women's and gender studies at the university. Miranda earned a bachelor's from Florida International University and a master's...
NORWALK, Ohio -- EPIC Technologies, LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Bhawnesh Mathur as CEO, effective June 23, 2008. Mr. Mathur is a dynamic leader with proven success in winning new business, developing world class partnerships and implementing global supply chain networks with focus on growth and customer...
Campus alerting system helps protect campus and students UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Webber International University has become Federal Signal's Florida collegiate community showcase campus to highlight the firm's comprehensive emergency notification equipment and systems. "Webber demonstrates the scalability of these robust public safety...
Founder of SpineUniverse.com and South Florida Spinal Stenosis Foundation, the internationally acclaimed surgeon presents the new state-of-the-art research, technology and treatment centers in Delray, Boynton Beach & Boca Raton. BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Internationally acclaimed orthopedic surgeon and medical author, Dr. Stewart G. Eidelson,...
Award Demonstrates 'No-Limits' Company Culture for Talented Employees FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Cross Country Home Services, Inc. CCHS, the leader in helping companies drive revenue and customer loyalty through a comprehensive set of home warranties, home service plans and homeowner emergency assistance programs, today...
MILWAUKEE, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ZBB Energy Corporation announced today that, as part of its previously announced contract with the Future House USA Project at the Beijing Olympics, it has shipped its ZESS 50TM unit to Beijing for inclusion in the FHUSA project. This ZESS 50TM...
The University of South Florida has announced a new online refereed research journal for music educators called Music Education Research International MERI. The inaugural issue features presentations from the 2007 Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium: Comprehensive Music Education in the Contemporary World. Free subscriptions are being offered for...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Richard Florida, international best-selling author of Who's Your City and The Rise of the Creative Class will address 500 business and community leaders on Wednesday, June 4, at the Portland Art Museum. Greenlight Greater Portland's economic summit, "Pursuing the Future: The Outlook for Greater Portland,"...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Looking back, University of Florida senior C.J. Kim considers her start in golf more than 10 years ago inevitable. Her parents played. And growing up in South Korea, many of her friends did, too. As a member of UF's women's team, Kim, 23, is...
MIAMI -- Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc., the Nation's Leading Wine and Spirits Distributor and Control States Broker with a tradition of service excellence since 1968 and proud to be celebrating its 40th anniversary, announced that Harvey R. Chaplin, Chairman and Chief Executive Office of Southern Wine &...
TIANJIN, CHINA -- The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University has graduated 29 students from its satellite campus here. The graduates are fielding job offers from such companies as Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, Mandarin Oriental Miami and Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Eight graduates plan to...
MIAMI -- Caladesi Island State Park takes the number one spot in the 18th Annual Top 10 Beaches ranking produced by coastal expert Dr. Stephen Leatherman, Director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. Caladesi is a pristine getaway beach in the Clearwater/St. Petersburg area, only 20...
